*Très belle Idole Lot n° 49

presenting a standing figure with stylized features purified to the extreme, of a great modernism. His head is sculpted on rigorously straight shoulders with angular ends at 45 degrees. The face is articulated on triangular forms with various protruding and recessed openings, the convex forehead with a shadowy visor, accentuating the gaze and conferring a timeless expressiveness to this work. The balanced articulation of each pyramidal space, testifies to the artistic dexterity of its creator in the pre-Columbian era. Carved and polished hard stone, marks of time, some tiny scattered chips. Good general state of conservation Mezcala, type M 10, Guerrero region, Mexico, 400-100 B.C. 21.5 x 7.3 x 5.1 cm Provenance: former Yvon Collet collection, 1968 Bibliography: Binoche et Giquello masters sale, Drouot, March 21, 2011, H.law collection, catalog number 13, for a similar work. This superb sculpture testifies to the creativity of the Mezcala artisans of the Guerrero region, at the origin of an exceptional lithic tradition by its diversity and its modernism. Within the abundant repertoire of stone figures that we owe them, our work is particularly rare for its proportions, its height and its expressiveness.